Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Are We There Yet?
A brief word from the ‘damsels of despair’ LORI CLINCH Motherhood is a thankless job. It certainly was not created with the self-indulgent and self-centered in mind. In fact, I firmly contend that it is best handled by martyrs, willing victims and all-around silent sufferers. Lori Clinch is the mother of four sons and the…
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Supt. plans to present report on ice hockey
Parents, players have been lobbying for sport’s approval BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer On May 19, Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools James Wasser will present the Board of Education with a report on the feasibility of sanctioning five interscholastic ice hockey teams in the district. The board meeting will take place at…
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GREEN SCENE
May: The month when gardeners can be born The pleasures we derive from gardening as grown-ups must have, I am quite sure, their origins in our earliest years. I clearly remember helping my father to seed radishes, on my knees, with a tape measure to plant the seeds with strict military precision. When finally seeds…
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Creative thinking leads teens to $25,000 prize
High Technology H.S. students develop game to get children moving BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer After putting their innovative minds together, five local young men crafted MoovDisk and won a $25,000 prize. MoovDisk is an interactive game that is designed to get children active. Anthony Bakshi of Marlboro, Moyukh Chatterjee of Manalapan, Jeff Hart of…
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Mary Catherine Tomasuolo
Mrs. Tomasuolo, 86, of Monroe, died April 15, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Andrew, died in 2004. Surviving are two sons, Enrico of Jackson and Andrew of Staten Island, N.Y.; three daughters and sons-in-law, Carin and Richard Guarasci of Staten Island, Nancy and Paul Camapanaro of Monroe and Marie…
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Resident cites garbage problem in Howell
In a recent letter to the editor, Nancy Clay of Howell lamented how the litter on the streets of Howell is embarrassing. I am concurring with her assessment 100 percent. My wife and I like to walk around our neighborhood and we frequently comment to each other how much “garbage” is around the nonresidential areas…
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Lorraine Delores Wyckoff Clark
Mrs. Clark, 77, of Old Bridge, died April 15, 2008. Her first husband, DanielArnielo Naples, died in 1968; her second husband, Bernard C. Clark, died in 1994; and a son, Shawne Naples, died in 1984. Surviving are a son, Daniel Naples, and his wife, Susan, of South Amboy; two brothers, John Wyckoff of Lady Lake,…
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Students saluted for artwork
FREEHOLD – Twenty-five sixthgraders received U.S. savings bonds recently in recognition of their award-winning artwork in the annual Fair Housing Poster Contest, sponsored by Monmouth County’s Fair Housing Board and the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders. Prizes were awarded April 13 at a luncheon held at Branches in West Long Branch. The 25 winners were…
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Haydee Soto
Mrs. Soto, 61, of Jackson, died May 1, 2008, at home. She is survived by her husband, Wenceslao Soto Jr.; three sons, Luis, Moises and Angel; five daughters, Elizabeth, Isabel, MaryBeth, Kutura and Nicole; a brother, Luis; 12 sisters, Idis, Maria Isabel, Ester, Carmen, Ada, Carmen Margarita, Elida, Wanda, Brenda, Daisy, Noemi and Jackie; and…
